Criticism Is Dead
What we’re watching and what it all means (if it means anything at all)
Love Is Blind: Japan, Drive My Car, and Zoë/Rob

Public perception and private realities, plus red-carpet heat

The Worst Person in the World, The Afterparty, and grab bag

Pivotal soirées and their aftermaths, plus miscellaneous TV/film updates

Nightmare Alley, Flee, and Oscar noms

Trauma stories, plus snubs and wishes for the Academy Awards

Euphoria, As We See It, and Rosamund Pike

Coming of age never ends, plus what's the deal with the Gone Girl star's career

Abbott Elementary, A Hero, and Sundance dispatch

How much are good intentions worth, plus the joys of a virtual film festival

And Just Like That, The Last Duel, and Netflix's price hike

Changes in perspective, plus a check-in on the state of streaming

The Lost Daughter, Landscapers, and when Kanye met Julia

Olivia Colman supremacy, plus a new celeb coupling that knows how to work the press

Station Eleven, Don't Look Up, and grab bag

Surviving death and destruction, plus assorted watching updates